Storwize V3500 hardware components

A Storwize® V3500 system is a rack-mounted control enclosure. Control enclosures contain the node canisters that manage the system operation and provide the host interfaces. Enclosures can support 2.5 inch (6.35 cm) small form factor drives or 3.5 inch (8.89 cm) large form factor drives.

Two model types exist for the 2071 that identify the number of possible drives. Each enclosure supports either 24 2.5 inch (6.35 cm) small form factor drives or 24 3.5 inch (8.89 cm) large form factor drives. Each enclosure also contains node canisters and power supply units.

Control enclosure models:
  • Machine type and model 2071-02A, which can hold up to 12 3.5-inch drives
  • Machine type and model 2071-10A, which can hold up to 24 2.5-inch drives

The machine type and model (MTM) are shown on the labels on the front and the rear of each enclosure.

The base control enclosure supports 1 Gbps Ethernet connections. In addition, an optional host interface adapter supports Fibre Channel connections.